IQA/SQ Engineer

II-VI Laser Enterprise Philippines, Inc.; Calamba; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 960,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd in Laguna, Philippines, seeks an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to lead incoming quality assurance and supplier quality activities for electronic components used in our semiconductor and optoelectronics products. You will review drawings, specs, sampling plans, and supplier documentation, and drive corrective actions.

The role involves leading 8D and root-cause investigations, coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams, supporting supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or its equivalents with ≥5 years in semiconductor/electronics/optoelectronics.
• Knowledge of IQA and SQE processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings and quality requirements.
• Proficiency in quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and CAPA.
• Experience in supplier evaluation, supplier audits, and corrective-action management.
• Ability to analyze quality data, rejection trends, DPPM, and supplier performance.
• Knowledge of sampling plans and risk-based inspection methods.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and other quality-management-system requirements.
• Power BI dash is a strong advantage.
• Strong coordination and communication with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, presentations, and quality documentation.
• Knowledge of JMP, Minitab, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Attention to detail, data-driven thinking, and decision-making.
• Ability to lead improvement projects and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily IQA activities and ensure timely inspection and disposition of incoming materials.
• Review material specifications, drawings, inspection standards, sampling plans, and supplier quality documents.
• Analyze incoming material defects, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead investigations of supplier nonconformities using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone analyses.
• Issue, monitor, and verify effectiveness of Supplier Corrective Actions.
• Coordinate with suppliers, Purchasing, Engineering, Warehouse, Production, and Quality teams to resolve material-quality issues.
• Support supplier qualification, new material approvals, first article inspection, and process validation.
• Participate in supplier audits and evaluate process controls, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, CAPA.
• Monitor supplier performance using DPPM, rejection rate, responsiveness, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Recommend containment, sorting, rework, return, replacement, or acceptance based on risk.
• Review and approve inspection results, supplier reports, deviation requests, and dispositions.
• Develop and improve incoming inspection procedures, checklists, sampling plans, and quality records.
• Support risk-based inspection methods based on historical data.
• Lead or support continuous-improvement projects to reduce defects, inspection effort, waste, cost of quality.
• Prepare regular IQA and supplier performance reports including trends and risks.
• Provide technical guidance and training to inspectors and production personnel.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, customer requirements, and quality-management standards.
• Escalate significant supplier-quality issues to the Quality Manager and recommend action.

Skills

IQA processes

Supplier QA

Engineering drawings

Quality tools (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, F"

Supplier audits

Data analysis (DPPM, trends)

ISO 9001 knowledge

Power BI dashboards

Cross-functional coordination

Report writing

Statistical tools (Minitab/JMP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage daily IQA activities and ensure timely inspection and disposition of incoming materials.
• Review material specifications, drawings, inspection standards, sampling plans, and supplier quality documents.
• Analyze incoming material defects, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead investigations of supplier-related nonconformities using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and other root-cause analysis methods.
• Issue, monitor, and verify the effectiveness of Supplier Corrective Action Requests.
• Coordinate with suppliers, Purchasing, Engineering, Warehouse, Production, and Quality teams to resolve material-quality issues.
• Support supplier qualification, new material approval, first article inspection, and process-validation activities.
• Participate in supplier audits and evaluate supplier process controls, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and inspection systems.
• Monitor supplier performance using metrics such as DPPM, rejection rate, responsiveness, and corrective-action effectiveness.
• Recommend material containment, sorting, rework, return, replacement, or acceptance based on documented risk assessment.
• Review and approve inspection results, supplier reports, deviation requests, and material dispositions within assigned authority.
• Develop and improve incoming inspection procedures, checklists, sampling plans, and quality records.
• Support risk-based inspection methods, including reduced or skip inspection, based on historical supplier performance and quality data.
• Lead or support continuous-improvement projects to reduce incoming defects, inspection effort, material waste, and cost of poor quality.
• Prepare regular reports on IQA and supplier performance, including trends, risks, and improvement actions.
• Provide technical guidance and training to inspectors, and relevant production personnel.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable quality-management-system standards.
• Escalate significant or recurring supplier-quality issues to the Quality Manager and recommend appropriate action.

Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering or its equivalents with at least 5 years of relevant work experience semiconductor or electronics / optoelectronics industry.

Skills

• Knowledge of Incoming Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Engineering processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, inspection standards, and quality requirements.
• Proficiency in quality tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and CAPA.
• Experience in supplier evaluation, supplier audits, and corrective-action management.
• Ability to analyze quality data, rejection trends, DPPM, and supplier performance.
• Knowledge of sampling plans and risk-based inspection methods.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and other applicable quality-management-system requirements.
• Proficiency in developing Quality Dashboards using Microsoft Power BI is a strong advantage.
• Strong coordination and communication skills with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prepare technical reports, presentations, and quality documentation.
• Knowledge of statistical or quality tools such as JMP, Minitab, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Demonstrates keen attention to detail, data-driven thinking, and effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead improvement projects and manage multiple priorities.

Working Conditions

• This role is 100% onsite

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

• Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
• Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
• Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
• Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
• Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd shares the 5 key principles of fair employment practices and is committed to adopting these principles in the management of our human resources. We believe that the effective implementation of fair employment practices will bring about a more harmonious and progressive work environment within our organization and contribute towards making Philippines a great place to work.